Hi everyone

We are August 2005 SW applicants and received a 90-day update letter in early July.

I really dislike my job and I am considering resigning. The problem is that I am on a 3-month notice period (and that will not be negotiable).

My better half is of the view that given the current stage that we are at in the immigration process, it would make little sense to resign and take another permanent job. He's of the view that I should hold out for a month or two, then simply resign.

I am of the view that there are no guarantees that we will receive PPR early 2008 and therefore I am reluctant to just resign and see what happens. I am considering looking for/taking up another position instead.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and if so, what did you do?

Thanks...

I'm going to suggest you err on the side of caution. Don't do anything drastic until you have that shiny visa in your sticky little mitts.

If you have to give three months notice in the job you dislike - just wear it - you've waited this long! Don't put yourself in an unknown or awkward position of possibly not having a job and income in those final weeks before you go. And three months is actually not that long when it comes to winding down your whole life and affairs in the UK. No matter how much preparation you think you have already done! Admin takes over your life in that final month!!

But, I don't know you at all nor how you earn your living. Just my tuppence worth Anyway, good luck - sounds like you are so very nearly there (here) now !!

Sounds sensible advice to me, and saves having to update CHC about new jobs etc, and how would you get a reference for them?
Hang on till you get your passport requests then go for it.

If I have read this correctly, you have not had medical requests yet. If this is the case I would definately stay put as we did not receive our PPR until almost 3 months had elapsed after our medicals. It then took us another 2 months to land and that was with a house already purchased in Canada and after my firm agreed to let me leave before my 3 months notice period had expired.

You could resign and then look for locum type work

As others have said, you will burn through money like you wouldn't believe in the first few months after you arrive and will be grateful for all those extra pennies you have

Good advice given already. You'll just have to grin and bear for the next few months. In the great scheme of things it won't be long til your big day arrives. Daydream away the next few months like the rest of us - Canada here you come

Thanks everyone for the responses. It really helped!

well the other thing you can think about is if you wait till you get the visa and than give in your notice you can take any holiday at the end of the notice time nothing says you have to be there for the last weeks you book your holiday and your off days with pay and you can also do sick days to get ready also you have worked there how long???what do they owe you ???
i did that took holiday had 3 weeks left it was nice, so something to think about.
cj

I suffered for 3 long years. :-)

Good idea with the holiday. I'd definitely resign once med requests received, though rather than passport requests. If Canada does not work out for whatever reason, I'll be looking for a new job anyway in another place.

think positive canada is the land of hopes n dreams if you get a job in canada and than it dosn't work out there is always some where else to try think about what you want to do than go and get it even if its something to get you started than train for something else what ever you can do in this country you can do in canada.
the only thing to hold you back there is the weather and your mind
cj

Retraining sounds like a good option anyway. :-) Thanks for all the encouragement and optimism. I seem to go from optimist to pessimist and back, ....

Oh dear. Bipolar disorder. Don't quit the job until you get the med result.

LOL, I am sure we have all been through an episode of bipolar disorder waiting for CHC to finalise our cases.

It certainly is one helluva rollercoaster ride But all good things come to those that wait

I stuck it out in my job wiht a happy thought that they didnt know what would hit them when i got my visa and resigned. It was the best kept secret ever, you should have seen my bosses face the day i resigned

For me, the thought that i knew i was going to leave kept me going for the last 6 months or so and meant no additional stress at a time when i was trying to save like mad for the move.

The thought used to keep me going - but it is no longer. We are massively short-staffed as it is - my colleague resigned because she could not handle the 12-14 hour days plus weekends at work anymore. And I was told that her workload is coming my way:curse: